Post-Marital Agreements Waldron & Schneider recently published a post detailing the necessities and utility of entering into a premarital agreement or prenup. This blog post follows by detailing post-marital agreements as an option for dictating the terms for property distribution in the event of a divorce. Post-marital agreements may additionally be referred to as postnuptial, […]

Enforcement of an Unwritten Contract A contract is typically a document between two or more parties which lays out an agreement by each side to perform certain actions. Sales of homes, purchases of businesses, and insurance agreements are all common examples of lengthy pages of terms and conditions which are eventually signed before the contract […]

Vicarious Liability of an Employer In 2022, the Texas Supreme Court heard Cameron International Corp. v. Martinez regarding potential liability of an employer for an employee’s car wreck after leaving a jobsite. The facts of the case included an oilfield worker leaving a four-day job to meet his supervisor for dinner before restocking his personal […]

Supreme Court of Texas Contract Interpretation Case On November 2, 2023, the Supreme Court of Texas issued an opinion in U.S. Polyco, Inc. v. Texas Central Business Lines Corp. regarding contract interpretation. Specifically, the case involved a contract requiring further writings for certain land improvements to be made. The contract did not specify whether these […]

What is a Prenup, and Should I Get One? A prenuptial agreement is used to define the rights and obligations of couples who are about to marry. Depending upon the nature of your relationship with your future spouse, it may be prudent to first enter into a prenup to protect your rights and interests. A […]

Series LLC In 1996, Delaware introduced the idea of a series LLC, a single entity containing a number of “series” within it which hold separate properties or business operations. Since then, states have slowly begun to incorporate series LLCs into law, including Texas which did so in 2009. The purpose of a series LLC is […]

Small Businesses Beware: The Corporate Transparency Act If you own a small business or have interest in the process for creating one, you likely know that registering a business entity with the state is required. All entities that limit liability for individuals are required to register their existence with the appropriate state official as a […]

What to Expect in Probating a Will The probate process in Texas can be categorized into six main steps and with: (1) filing for probate, (2) hearing with the court, (3) notification to the beneficiaries and creditors, (4) inventory of the estate, (5) resolving debts, and (6) final distribution. While this is seemingly a straightforward […]

The Newly Created Texas Business Courts Earlier this summer, House Bill 19 was passed by the Texas Legislature and signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott. As a result, the Texas Business Courts will become the newest part of the judicial system of Texas on September 1, 2024. The Texas Business Courts will be trial […]

Recent Court Decisions: A New Attempt to Pierce the Corporate Veil On June 23, 2023, the Supreme Court of Texas issued an opinion involving an issue which should interest all corporate investors. The case, In re First Reserve Management, L.P., arose out of the petrochemical processing plant explosion in Port Neches, Texas the day before […]

Recent Court Decisions: Choosing Where You Litigate Many contracts, especially those of big corporations like your cell phone provider, go on for dozens if not hundreds of pages with excessive wording and small font. While it may not be fair to claim that they are hiding things from you, it is clear that they want […]

Small Businesses Beware: The Corporate Transparency Act If you own a small business or have interest in the process for creating one, you likely know that registering a business entity with the state is required. All entities that limit liability for individuals are required to register their existence with the appropriate state official as a […]

Enforcing (Or Fighting) Your Non-Compete Agreement Public opinion in recent years has increasingly turned against the use of non-compete agreements between employers and their employees. On May 30 of this year, General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo of the National Labor Relations Board claimed that non-compete agreements violate labor law unless falling within a narrow set of […]

Advertisements for “Necessary” Posters After I Form My Company School is out for summer!  If you are 18 or older, make it a priority this summer to meet with one of the attorneys at Waldron & Schneider about getting a Medical Power of Attorney, Durable Power of Attorney and HIPAA Authorization. Once you turn 18, […]

Advertisements for “Necessary” Posters After I Form My Company After registering your new entity with the Texas Secretary of State’s Office, business owners or their registered agents often receive correspondence recommending that they order a Certificate of Fact or offering to sell them the Federal Labor Law posters.  It is important for business owners to […]